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TROPICAL STORM MICHELLE ADVISORY NUMBER  12
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
10 AM EST THU NOV 01 2001
 
...MICHELLE NEARING HURRICANE STRENGTH...

WATCHES AND/OR WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF THE
NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN LATER TODAY.
 
ALL INTERESTS IN SOUTH FLORIDA AND THE FLORIDA KEYS SHOULD CLOSELY
MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF MICHELLE.
 
AT 10 AM EST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MICHELLE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 83.9 WEST OR ABOUT
330 MILES...525 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE WESTERN TIP OF CUBA.

MICHELLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR  7 MPH
...11 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 
24 HOURS.
 
MICHELLE CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN AND MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE
NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  MICHELLE IS EXPECTED
TO BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES
...165 KM FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  993 MB...29.32 INCHES.
 
INTERMITTENT BUT LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM OUTER BANDS WILL OCCUR
OVER THE CAYMAN ISLANDS AND JAMAICA DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

REPEATING THE 10 AM EST POSITION...17.2 N... 83.9 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR  7 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 70 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 993 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 4 PM EST.
 
FORECASTER FRANKLIN
 
 
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